Night Music

This version of Stevie Ray Vaughn's Crossfire nearly brought tears to my eyes.

It's some of the best musicians on the planet playing at the top of their game. Tom Barney, Omar Hakim, and Hiram Bullock are a fantastic rhythm section, and inspire Stevie, who was sober by this time in his life, to play at his absolute best. Watching this makes the pain of losing Stevie and Hiram too soon sting even more. 

Night Music didn't air in MN when it was on in the late 80s. My brother, who lived in New York would talk about it all the time. If it had aired and I had seen it, I probably would have been inspired to become a musician and move to New York. 

I mean, move to New York at age 18, instead of 34.

I wish network TV would bring back shows like this. Instead we have American Idol and Dancing With the Stars. (sigh)